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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Nice to see you back at work, Danny! John
  2. Jim Lad
    Great to see that you're re-posting your build log here! John
  3. Jim Lad
    That's looking absolutely first class, mate! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Hey, Mobbsie - at least you drew one game!! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Great progress, Popeye! John
  6. Jim Lad
    You're right, Bob - it does almost look like matting. Very nice! John
  7. Jim Lad
    She really looks beautiful, Remco (both the ship and the kitten) - just keep a close eye on Pebbles the part napper! John
  8. Jim Lad
    Nicely done, Popeye! John
  9. Jim Lad
    I thought you were only one-eyed when it came to football, mate! I hope the eye is OK. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Absolutely delightful work! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Your local brick yard has done you proud, Augie! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Bob, you certainly put your eight hours to good use. She's looking 'ichiban'. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Congratulations, Ollie - very well done, mate! She looks absolutely first class. John
  14. Jim Lad
    If you're going to fully plank the hull then a shim, if needed, can be of virtually anything as it won't be seen. Whether or not a shim would need steaming or soaking would depend on the type of wood and thickness you need. Give it a go and see what happens. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Popeye. Have you thought of painting the insides of the plastic boats with a wood coloured paint? Then when you have them fitted out they should look totally wood. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Very interesting method of building (and adapting) boats, Popeye! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Very nice cabinet work, Toni! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Alister, Both these photos show ships in port. The following photo is of a ship at sea (Loch Tay 1869). John
  19. Jim Lad
    Sorry, Piet, but I don't see the fuse screwed into the nose of that shell for the deck gun! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Ollie, I assume that the style of your coils is as per the kit instructions and indeed you will see a lot of models on the forum with coils made up exactly like that. You'll also see such coils on many modern replicas and restored ships, however the traditional method of make up coils was a simple coil dropped over the pin, as you will see in many contemporary photos of old sailing ships. The photos below date from the 1840's (first photo) and 1850's (second photo) and shown perhaps not in brilliant clarity, what I mean. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Ollie, your only problem now is that your next models have to be of a size to fit the other shelves. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Good to see that you've got such comprehensive instructions for building the boat, Popeye. If you're going to scratch build the boat (which looks like the case), could I suggest that you ditch all the kit parts and use some decent wood for all of it. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Very nice, Augie. As for the stove base, simply order a couple of hundred very tiny bricks from your local brick yard! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Very nice indeed, mate! John
  25. Jim Lad
    When you have the time, Michael. We're a patient mob! John

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